Vodafone Idea has been experiencing a decline in its subscriber base due to the delays to launch 5G technology
Indian operator Vodafone Idea will start the deployment of 5G infrastructure in the near future, local press reported, citing Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya...
Bharti Airtel expects that the 5G technology would generate more revenue in the B2B segment compared to the B2C segment in the coming year
Indian carrier Bharti Airtel is engaged in talks with nearly 50 companies to co-develop enterprise use cases in the 5G field,...
Vodafone Idea’s CEO Akshaya Moondra previously said that the telco was in advanced talks with telecom equipment vendors for its 5G rollout strategy
Indian carrier Vodafone Idea’s inability to raise the necessary funds to deploy 5G infrastructure could potentially lead to a duopoly between local...
Vodafone Idea noted that the private LTE PoC is based on technology from Nokia
Indian telco Vodafone Idea Limited and L&T Smart World & Communication (SWC) have inked a partnerhsip to establish a use case of private LTE enterprise network in India.
Under the terms of...
Last week, Bharti Airtel announced the launch of unlimited 5G data for its customers with the aim of encouraging them migrate to 5G services
India’s largest telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel said its 5G service is available to customers in 500 cities in the country after...
Under the 6G initiative, India will identify priority areas for research by involving stakeholders including industry, academia and service providers
The government of India unveiled a national "6G" project with the aim of launching this technology by 2030.
The main aim of the 6G initiative is...
Reliance Jio had started to deploy its 5G standalone (SA) network in October 2022
Indian operator Reliance Jio has already deployed 50,000 base stations and 300,000 cells to support its 5G service, local paper The Economic Times reported, citing the carrier’s CTO Shyam Mardikar.
“We want...
Crisil Ratings said that a total of 20-25 million subscribers are already using 5G technology in India
About a third of wireless data users in India, or 300 million subscribers, are expected to use 5G services by March 2025, according to a recent report by...
Bharti Airtel said that its Airtel 5G Plus service is available to customers in over 270 cities in the country
Indian operator Bharti Airtel announced the launch of unlimited 5G data for its customers with the aim of encouraging them migrate to 5G services.
The telco...
Reliance Jio is offering its 5G service through a mix of wireless spectrum across 700 MHz, 3.5 GHz, and 26 GHz bands
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of 5G services across 34 cities in 10 states, taking the total of towns and...
The head of Nokia's unit in India said that Vodafone Idea is in ongoing talks with local banks to obtain funds for 5G deployments
Finnish vendor Nokia is engaged in initial talks with Indian telco Vodafone Idea for the potential supply of 5G gear, Indian...
The state with the highest number of 5G base stations as of March 5 was Maharastra, with 15,394
Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel have already deployed 102,215 5G base stations across the country, local press reported, citing data from India’s Department of...
Jio said its 5G network currently reaches 331 cities across India
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of 5G services across 27 cities in 13 states, taking the total of towns and cities covered by its 5G network infrastructure to 331, the telco...
Airtel said its '5G Plus’ service is now available to customers in over 265 cities in India
Indian operator Bharti Airtel continues to rapidly expand its 5G footprint in the country with the launch of 5G in 125 cities across the Asian nation.
In a release,...
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm aim to complete their 5G network deployments within the next 15 months
India will achieve 100% coverage for 5G services by the end of December 2024, local press reported, citing the country’s communications minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw.
The official said that...
According to Bharti Airtel, its 5G offering is currently active in 140 cities in India
Indian operator Bharti Airtel has reached 10 million 5G subscribers across the country, the telco said in a release, with 1 million 5G subscribers in Mumbai alone. The Asian operator,...
Last year, Reliance Jio Infocomm announced 5G contracts with Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of 5G services across 20 cities, taking the total of towns and cities covered by its 5G infrastructure to 277, the telco said...
Currently, the frequencies in the 6 GHz band are partly used for satellite operations by the Indian Space Research Organization
Industry association GSMA has reiterated that India should identify and support 6 GHz spectrum for the expansion of 5G services across the country, local newspaper...
The government confirmed that the locally-developed 4G-5G stack will be deployed soon
India’s communications minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said that at least nine countries have showed interest in a locally developed 4G and 5G technology stack, making India a potential telecom technology exporter.
During The Economic Times...
Reliance Jio currently offers 5G services in 257 cities across India
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm aims to reach a minimum of 100 million 5G customers by the end of financial year 2024, local press reported.
The telco also said it aims to reach all Indian...
Vodafone Idea had already installed live 5G clusters in Delhi and Pune
Indian operator Vodafone Idea is currently in advanced talks with telecom equipment vendors for its 5G rollout strategy and will comply with minimum 5G rollout obligations, the company’s CEO Akshaya Moondra said during...
The government is looking to award additional mid-band spectrum as well as frequencies in the sub-6 GHz bands for 5G
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is currently working on freeing up additional frequencies to support 5G services, local newspaper The Economic Times reported.
The report noted...
Bharti Airtel is currently offering 5G coverage in 70 cities across India
Indian operator Bharti Airtel aims to provide 5G services in 300 cities across the country by March 2024, compared to the current 70, local press reported, citing the company’s CEO Gopal Vittal.
“We are...
The private network licenses have been applied for 20 geographical areas
A total of five Indian firms have applied to obtain licenses in order to provide private networks in the country, local press reported, citing sources at the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
According to the...
